Magnetically responsive hybrid nanoparticles for in vitro siRNA delivery to breast cancer cells

Publication date: June 2019Source: Materials Science and Engineering: C, Volume 99Author(s): Milene Dalmina, Frederico Pittella, Jelver Alexander Sierra, Gabriela Regina Rosa Souza, Adny Henrique Silva, André Avelino Pasa, Tânia Beatriz Creczynski-PasaAbstractShort interfering RNA (siRNA) showed to be a viable alternative to a better prognosis in cancer therapy. Nevertheless, the successful application of this strategy still depends on the development of nanocarriers for the safe delivery of siRNA into the diseased tissue, which mostly occurs by passive accumulation. When an external magnetic field is applied, magnetic nanoparticles biodistribution is partially modulated to favor accumulation in a target tissue. In this work we designed a novel magnetic responsive siRNA nanocarrier. The new delivery system is composed of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) coated with calcium phosphate (CaP) and PEG-polyanion block copolymers, which are known to be biocompatible. The nanoparticles presented rounded shape with small size and narrow distribution suitable for biomedical applications. TEM images showed dark spheres in the core surrounded by a lower electron density material in the corona. The X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) confirmed CaP-polymer coating of the magnetic core. In addition, the coating procedure did not affect the superparamagnetic property as showed using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). With a high loading efficiency (80%), the nanopartic...
Source: Materials Science and Engineering: C - Category: Materials Science Source Type: research